biturbo19
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I'd take Dubois. And probably get suckered. But he's the one who has youth on his side here. Just have to hope you get lucky with "Dubois actually trying" some years, more than not. He also brings Center value with Wing flexibility, which the other two do not. When he actually gives a shit, he's a darn good player.
He's also significantly cheaper than the other two contract boondoggles. Which is perhaps the biggest factor if i'm forced to take on a bad contract.
I'd also kind of wonder if JT Bozo might not be able to help get something out of Dubois. Though it could also backfire and infect Mercurial Pete, which would be catastrophic. So it's risky.
Gaudreau is i think the least risk of a "culture/attitude problem". But he's so expensive and i frankly just do not think he's the sort of player you can "build a winner" around. And at his price, you kind of have to. So he's out for me.
Huberdeau would actually probably look really darn good with JT Miller+Boeser. His game is made for playing with a duo like that. A powerful 2-way Center and a goal scoring shooter? I like the chances. But again, that contract is just really big. I don't see it as workable.
Dubois is the biggest attitude risk, but $8.5M is probably just becoming "2nd liner" money over the coming years. I'd just have to hope that getting to play with good players in a Top-6 role gets him going a little bit, and that sort of production and play isn't unreasonable to expect at least some of the time.
He's also significantly cheaper than the other two contract boondoggles. Which is perhaps the biggest factor if i'm forced to take on a bad contract.
I'd also kind of wonder if JT Bozo might not be able to help get something out of Dubois. Though it could also backfire and infect Mercurial Pete, which would be catastrophic. So it's risky.
Gaudreau is i think the least risk of a "culture/attitude problem". But he's so expensive and i frankly just do not think he's the sort of player you can "build a winner" around. And at his price, you kind of have to. So he's out for me.
Huberdeau would actually probably look really darn good with JT Miller+Boeser. His game is made for playing with a duo like that. A powerful 2-way Center and a goal scoring shooter? I like the chances. But again, that contract is just really big. I don't see it as workable.
Dubois is the biggest attitude risk, but $8.5M is probably just becoming "2nd liner" money over the coming years. I'd just have to hope that getting to play with good players in a Top-6 role gets him going a little bit, and that sort of production and play isn't unreasonable to expect at least some of the time.
